Under Pressure

Psalm 32:5 (MSG)

“Then I let it all out; I said, “I’ll make a clean breast of my failures to God.” Suddenly the pressure was gone—my guilt dissolved, my sin disappeared.”

There are many times in my life when I feel pressure. There is pressure to succeed. Pressure to make something of my life. And, yes, the pressure of guilt as well. But God didn’t create me to carry a huge weight. He didn’t design me to live under the pressure of guilt.

When I put my trust in God, when I believe that His Word is true and that He loves me, I can cast all my cares on Him. I can trust that God will handle the pressures of life. I can trust that God will lead me down a path that will give me a successful, fulfilling life. AND…I can even trust God to forgive my sins, erase my failures, and remove the pressure of guilt.

David found this truth. When he confessed his sin before God, he immediately felt the release of all that weight he was carrying around. God is faithful and just. He has promised that our sins are forgiven if we are in Christ. He has also promised to remove that weight of condemnation from our shoulders if we confess our sins.

Are you carrying a weight of guilt today? Confess it to God. Hand it over to Him. You were never meant to carry that weight. God is standing ready to forgive your sins and remove that weight from your shoulders.

Father, Thank you that you forgive my sins. Thank you that if I confess my feelings of guilt and shame to you, you remove them. You cleanse me. You didn’t design me to carry the weight of sin and guilt. So I give it to you, God. I trust you to forgive me. I trust you to remove this weight from my shoulders and to lead me down the path you have chosen for me, where I will have a successful, fulfilling, and amazing life! In Jesus’ name, Amen.